Comment on Google criticizes Europe's plan to adopt free software
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
the idea of replacing current tools with open-source programs would not contribute to economic growth.
Wrong.
creating regulatory barriers would be harmful in a context of rapid technological advancement
Wrong.
Walker suggested that American companies could collaborate with European firms
What does he not understand about digital sovereignty?
According to Google, this change would represent a problem for users
No, for Google. Also, wrong.
that the market moves faster than legislation and warns that regulatory friction will only leave European consumers and businesses behind in what he calls
If that’s the price to avoid technofaschism…
Tl;dr: stop wanking, Walker.
HereIAm@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I don’t know if he believes his own made up BS here, but these are some really idiotic statements. I’m glad the EU is taking steps to not use infrastructure created by a fascist government. At this point I don’t think there’s a reason to distinguish FANG (and their friends) from the government seeing how buddy buddy they all are with each other.
maturelemontree@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
This is like a “no shit Google doesn’t want this” which makes moving over to the Euro style even better. Everyone opposed to what huge tech corporations are doing (should be everyone) should see this as a sign that you should make the change.